Klowahkan

Klowahkans were an ornithoid humanoid species native to the planet Klowahka. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")

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What is the significance of warp travel to the Klowahkans?

Warp capability, first achieved by the Klowahkans in 930 AD, was a pivotal development in the creation of the Klingon Empire. This technology was later refined with the acquisition of a warp drive from the Hur'q during their 14th-century conquest of Qo'noS. The advent of warp travel enabled the establishment of an interstellar empire and marked a significant leap in intergalactic journey capabilities.

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What are the physical characteristics of Klowahkans?

Klowahkans were an ornithoid humanoid species. They had feathers, which came in a variety of colors: some had green, white, black, red, yellow, or blue feathers. Klowahkans were of average humanoid height. Klowahkans were capable of fluffing their down, puffing out all their feathers so as to appear larger before a threat, though the act was considered embarrassing.

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What is the role of Doctor Gabers Migleemo in the Klowahkan species?

Doctor Gabers Migleemo, an ornithoid humanoid, held a role as a Starfleet officer and counselor aboard the USS Cerritos during the late 24th century. His therapy style, characterized by frequent food metaphors, was a source of annoyance for his shipmates, leading to a lack of trust in his therapeutic advice.

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Biology

The species had feathers in various colors, including varying shades of green, white, black, red, yellow, and blue, and were of average humanoid height. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")

Klowahkans were capable of fluffing their down, puffing out all their feathers so as to appear larger before a threat, though the act was considered embarrassing. (LD: "Old Friends, New Planets")

Their methods of eating sometimes involved regurgitation. (LD: "Empathological Fallacies") Among food critics, this was simulated by the use of a beak-shaped pincer tool, which tore off a small portion of food, and "chewed" the portion when squeezed repeatedly, before the user dropped the morsel onto their tongue. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")

Society

Klowahkan culture and social order revolved around the prospect of food and culinary science, and reviewed restaurants for Klowahka's official foodie archives. According to Doctor Gabers Migleemo, the Klowahkans developed space travel to discover "strange new meals." (LD: "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place", "A Farewell To Farms") In fact, not focusing on tasting new food (such as by serving in Starfleet) or being a chef was frowned upon.

All arrivals to Klowahka, whether guests or prisoners, were welcomed with traditional amuse-bouche. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")

Their language, when translated through universal translator, was often related to food; in fact, the use of culinary-related words and metaphors promoted understanding among Klowahkans. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms") Conversely, the seeming overuse of culinary metaphors could impede communications with a non-Klowahkan by annoying them and, in a similar but less extreme fashion to the Tamarian language's metaphors, obfuscating what the Klowahkan was trying to say to them. This was especially detrimental to Klowahkans in professions where clear communication was vital, such as a Starfleet ship's counselor; Doctor Migleemo was infamous on the USS Cerritos for his endless food metaphors leading to advice that patients found bizarre and unhelpful, such as cooking paella in order to channel rage. (LD: "Crisis Point") A non-food-related expression they were known to use was "Great Feathered God!" (LD: "Empathological Fallacies")

The most revered members of their culture were food critics, which function as scholars and have nobility titles. Replicated meals were considered blasphemous, and making bland dishes was heinous enough to be imprisoned in flavor jail, where none of the meals have butter; furthermore, those that failed to uphold Klowahkan values would have their name written into the "Book of the Flavorless", and could even result in the offender's family being banished from the "Great Seating Chart". Conversely, a Klowahkan losing their sense of taste was considered the worst thing to happen to them. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")

History

In the 2380s, some Klowahkans were members of Starfleet, including the USS Cerritos' counselor, Doctor Gabers Migleemo. (LD: "Crisis Point") Additionally, a Klowahkan crewmember served as a pedicurist on the Federation spa ship Dove. (LD: "Room for Growth")

Individuals

Named

• Frigleeman (half-Human hybrid)
• Gonald
• Legnog
• Gabers Migleemo

Unnamed

• Unnamed Klowahkans

Appendices

Background information

The species' name appears to be a play on the word "cloaca": an ornithoid excretory organ.